Ichabod Jones Monster Hunter Number 1

Written by Russell Nohelty

Edited by Gwendolyn Borgen

Art and Letters by Renzo Podesta

Cover by Renzo Podesta

Published by Viper Comics

I love Viper Comics; there I said it, so when Russell dropped me a note yesterday to take a look at the Ichabod Jones Monster Hunter series I simply could not say no to this one. Viper is at the top of their game with this comic book, and in all I found this one pretty cool. Our hero Ichabod is in an insane asylum, because he is a killer. Or is he an instrument of god doomed to fight the monsters from hell that inhabit the earth and make our lives short and miserable. Alone in a corner in a padded cell Ichabod is responding to the voices in his head, or are they in his head? Are they divine guidance or the internal stimuli of a person who is a psychopath killer? Did the guard leave the door to the padded cell unlocked, or did God open the door so that Ichabod could see the monster in the hall way chowing down on a mental home attendant? Is the monster real, or is it all in Ichabod’s brain? That is why this is a very groovy comic book.

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Ichabod Jones Issues: Monster Hunter 1 and 2 is Good Psychotic Fun

Ichabod Jones: Monster Hunter issue 01

Ichabod is a boy in the prison of his mind and apparently an insane asylum as well. We are led to believe that his murdering someone (maybe even a few people) got him jailed. But he’s got bigger monsters to kill and that’s why we’re lead to believe he’s a hero, or at least a good guy. Alright. Sounds good to me. I’m a fan of the twisted and sometimes often depraved antagonist. While I am slowly coming around to at least understanding the stand-up hero types like Superman, it’s the fully warped ones that make stories more interesting to me – this at least partially comes from my not believing that anyone is so perfect as Superman but that’s a tangent for another article. Right now, I’m talking about the to-some degree more realistic, the more complex Ichabod Jones: Monster Hunter.

Published by Viper Comics, it’s the art of IJ: MH that immediately caught my attention. It’s beautiful. Renzo Podesta is serious talent. The first issue is full of incredible action that makes single panels fill with motion and entire pages feel like Icabod’s madness.

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By Jesse Miller, MoreHorror.com

Creator / Writer: Russell Nohelty
Art and Letters: Renzo Podestá

From Viper Comics comes Writer Russell Nohelty and artist Renzo Podestá’s direct-to-digital series Ichabod Jones: Monster Hunter, a dark fantasy about a fractured, insane man who escapes his asylum under the influence of the voice in his head that tells him he’s destined for much greater things – mind you, this is the same voice that got him into the asylum in the first place.

The voice pushes him along, claiming that Ichabod is the hand of god and that there still despicable monsters out there needed to be slain – but the mystery here is what exactly is real and what isn’t?

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Interview: Writer Ethan Bull Discusses WORLD WAR HACK
Published on Comicosity.com by Aaron Long on April 26, 2012 | 0 Comment

If there is to be another World War the battleground will be different than the past two. Technology has ingrained itself heavily in the world we live in and there is a definite possibility the next wars will be fought heavily in cyberspace. Writer Ethan Bull teams up with artist Tsubasa Yozora to bring the world of hacking to the world of comics with World War Hack from Viper Comics. Ethan took time to answer some questions about how the book came to be and what readers can expect.

Aaron Long: Straight from the creator’s mouth: how would you describe World War Hack?

Ethan Bull: The short answer is that World War Hack is about a teenage computer hacker who gets wrapped up in a hacking competition designed by the government to secretly solve a national security crisis.

The longer answered is that it is a story which deals with the theme of right versus wrong from a computer hacking perspective. The idea that we, as a country, need to step up our efforts to find and recruit the best computer/network security talent we can find no matter where they come from to help protect us. And lastly, it is a story that hopefully convinces us all to acknowledge that as our world becomes more connected, it also becomes more vulnerable to the whims of black hat hackers whether they are foreign nations, rogue groups or individuals.

That said, the short answer sounds more fun so go with that one.

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Written by Ethan Bull and illustrated by Tsubasa Yozora, World War Hack is a roller-coaster ride from the beginning to the end. It is incredibly smartly written, tightly plotted, and very well paced. In fact, the only thing that I wish was different about this book was the length. At 72 pages, it felt like I had to put it down too soon.

The book begins with an unmanned aircraft drone being taken over by unknown hackers and having it turn on friendly forces. As the various agency heads discuss what they should do about the situation, they hit on hosting a “hacking competition,” gathering known hackers from around the in an attempt to either outright catch the person(s) responsible or at the very least figure out what the hackers were able to do and stop their access before something worse happens.The idea made me laugh out loud at first, but upon finding that this is actually a tactic used by governments to recruit the best and brightest programming minds as well as to turn possible “black hat” hackers into “white hats,” I was quickly drawn back into the book.

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ICHABOD JONES: MONSTER HUNTER #1-3

Writer: Russell Nohelty
Artist: Renzo Podesta
Publisher: Viper Comics

Reviewer: Optimous Douche

The overwhelming success of GLEE indicates that America loves mash-ups, which makes me feel obligated to find an award winning combination of past entertainment to describe ICHABOD JONES.

Put simply, Viper Comics’ latest brain child presented an alternate reality where the creepy cuteness of CORALINE collides with the reality-bending mind-fuck that was INCEPTION, and garnishes in a little SILENCE OF THE LAMBS for good measure.

Ichabod Jones is insane…maybe. This waffling has less to do with my lack of commitment and stems more from writer Nohelty’s ability to blur the line between what lives in Ichabod’s head versus what the rest of the world actually sees. Ichabod Jones is insane by some standards, but that insanity is going to help him save the world…maybe.

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Hello nerds and nerdettes!  Welcome to another exciting review with yours truly. Today I’ll be reviewing a brand new title from Viper Comics called Ichabod Jones Monster Hunter. In its debut issue we are introduced to Ichabod Jones. Ichabod is anything but what you would think the stereotypical hero would be. It is the time of the apocalypse and monsters have been unleashed upon the world. It seems that Ichabod must embark on a mission to save the planet from this threat but first he has to escape from the mental institution that he has been committed to.
“…if you’re looking for something different with exceptional artwork and an original creative story then don’t pass this one up.”

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Ichabod may be a seriously disturbed killer, but he might also find a way to become a hero. And that would surely be an interesting and fun story. I’m looking forward to seeing how he gets there.

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Inspired by true events, World War Hack tells the story of how the U.S. Government gathers top computer hackers from around the country, under the guise of a competition, to unknowingly help solve a pressing national security crisis. Little does the government know that eighteen-year-old hacker, Wyatt Dyer, is both the cause and solution to their crisis.

Written by Ethan Bull
Art by Tsubasa Yozora
Edited by Gwendolyn Borgen
Colors by Ivan Escalante

Retail: $7.95 / 72 pages / ISBN 978-0-9833670-8-6